image of a shield with a fleur de lis on it and a bird perched on top, surrounded by foliage; UR corner is a clock with one hand; UL corner is an hourglass; LL corner is a skull; LR corner is a shield with three stars diagonally across it, framed with other artworks [Lacks inscription frame]

Bookplate of Hieronymus Baumgärtner, 1530s

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Hieronymus Baumgärtner is known to some as the man Katharina von Bora fancied before marrying reformer Martin Luther. A diplomat, humanist, and bibliophile, Baumgärtner belonged to the patriciate of Nuremberg, Germany. His bookplate includes his coat of arms, but why a clock, hourglass, and skull—the usual symbols of death' It’s possible he wanted to negate any pridefulness associated with his social standing and large library.

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Title
Bookplate of Hieronymus Baumgärtner
Artist Life
1502–1540
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.93.189
Provenance
John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
Catalogue Raisonne
Pauli, Hollstein 89; Bartsch 57 (vol. 8, p. 107); O'Dell-Franke 35
Curator Approved

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image of a shield with a fleur de lis on it and a bird perched on top, surrounded by foliage; UR corner is a clock with one hand; UL corner is an hourglass; LL corner is a skull; LR corner is a shield with three stars diagonally across it, framed with other artworks [Lacks inscription frame]